Whistle on Technical?
 

Does the mechanic for a technical foul always involve a blast of the whistle? Had a situation last night where the number one girls HS team in the state was up by about 20 on an unranked team midway 3rd quarter. I call a foul on girl from unranked team and coach immediately calls a time out to discuss the call. During the course of the conversation he informs me that I am "a terrible official." I respond with a blast of the whistle and the good ol' technical foul signal. Was the whistle necessary/required or could I simply have informed the coach, scorekeeper and partner?

I always blow the whistle. It lets your partner, table, and everyone else know that you have something. Its just like blowing your whistle for a foul, violation, ect. You wouldnt withold your whistle for a foul would you :D and then relay everything to your partner and the table?

When the game is real ugly I'm often tempted to withhold my whistle:rolleyes:

Never Say Never, Never Say Always ...
 

Pregame dunk? Scorebook issues? Too many timeouts?